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Canada football staff sent home over Olympic drone scandal
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Axing boxing from 2028 Olympics 'a crime': Garside
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Salt Lake handed 2034 Winter Olympics but with IOC warning
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City on Wednesday but warned they could be stripped of the Games if US authorities maintain their feud with the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Australia squeeze past Samoa in rugby sevens opener
Australia laid down a marker to home favourites France and double Olympic champions Fiji, kicking off the rugby sevens tournament Wednesday with a 21-14 win over Samoa at a packed Stade de France.
Ledecky 'likes her chances' in blockbuster 400m freestyle
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Olympic swim star Ledecky demands transparency over Chinese doping cases
Multiple Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky said Wednesday that questions remain over the case of Chinese competitors who failed doping tests, urging transparency from authorities.
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Springbok Esterhuizen given four-match ban after red card
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Paris drug dealers say they're ready for Olympics too
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Salt Lake handed 2034 Winter Olympics after IOC warning
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City on Wednesday but warned they could be stripped of the Games if US authorities kept up their feud with the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Let the Games begin! Rugby, football kick off Paris 2024
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